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In which province is Zhangye a city?

Zhangye, known as Ganzhou in ancient times, is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Gansu Province. It is a tourist center city in Hexi and an important commercial and trade hub approved by the Gansu Provincial People's Government. It is also one of the agricultural and sideline products processing and energy bases in Gansu Province. .

Zhangye is a city in Gansu Province. Zhangye City is located in the west of Gansu Province, in the middle section of the Hexi Corridor, bordering Wuwei and Jinchang in the east, Jiayuguan and Jiuquan in the west, Qinghai Province in the south, Inner Mongolia in the north, and spans from east to west. 4°52′, 210-465 kilometers long, 2°29′ north-south span, 30-148 kilometers wide, with a total area of ??39,436.53 square kilometers, accounting for 8.67% of the total area of ??Gansu Province.

Zhangye is located in the northwest region of China, the northwest of Gansu Province, and the middle section of the Hexi Corridor. It is an important ecological security barrier in the west of the country, a national modern agricultural demonstration zone, the largest corn seed production area in the country, and an important grain production area in the country. , vegetables, fruits, oil crops and cattle and sheep production bases.

Zhangye has been a multi-ethnic area with Han as the main body since ancient times. In addition to the Han people, 14 other ethnic groups, including the Xirong, Yueshi, Wusun, Xiongnu, Qiang, Tubo, Uighur, and Dangxiang, have thrived and lived here. Together with the Han people, they have created Zhangye's long and splendid civilization.